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and as and if we took a fraction of those drilling we use for war and use it to deal directly with the root causes of domestic violence, spousal abuse, child abuse, violence in school, gang violence, racial violence, violence against immigrants, violence against gays. if we did that and look at the root causes, we would not be arguing about spending money for war. we need to look at the issue of violence in america. >> that concludes our look back at 2012. if you would like a copy of today's broadcast, go to our website, democracynow.org. democracy now! is produced by an extraordinary group of people. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. email your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693, new york, ny 10013. may this next year bring you
and as and if we took a fraction of those drilling we use for war and use it to deal directly with the root causes of domestic violence, spousal abuse, child abuse, violence in school, gang violence, racial violence, violence against immigrants, violence against gays. if we did that and look at the root causes, we would not be arguing about spending money for war. we need to look at the issue of violence in america. >> that concludes our look back at 2012. if you would like a copy of...
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joining us from washington is democratic congressmember dennis kucinich. this is his last again congress after serving eight terms. since 1997, dennis kucinich has been a leading progressive voice on capitol hill, into these articles of impeachment against george w. bush, voted against the patriot act, and advocated for ending the war on drugs. dennis kucinich ran for president in 2004 and 2008, down to create a permanent peace. he is former mayor of cleveland, ohio. congressmember, welcome back to "democracy now!" >> thank you. >> your term would be over except you have been called back on sunday, right, to do with the fiscal cliff? >> i have been in washington waiting to see if congress would be called back into session, as it should be. there really is no legitimate reason why the country should be facing serious tax increases for ddle-class and also spending cuts that will further slow down the economy. we have made all of the wrong choices. we should be talking about jobs and more people involved in paying taxes. we should be talking about rebuilding
joining us from washington is democratic congressmember dennis kucinich. this is his last again congress after serving eight terms. since 1997, dennis kucinich has been a leading progressive voice on capitol hill, into these articles of impeachment against george w. bush, voted against the patriot act, and advocated for ending the war on drugs. dennis kucinich ran for president in 2004 and 2008, down to create a permanent peace. he is former mayor of cleveland, ohio. congressmember, welcome...
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shakil afridi never worked for us. he was never employed by us. we did not run a vaccination program in abbottabad. any allegations of links between us and the doctor in this respect are absolutely untrue. one thing to be clear, he did attend a couple of our training programs a few years ago. he was a local health official. we ran regular health training programs across pakistan. tens of thousands of pakistan's have attended those. he did attend one of those two programs, but that is absolutely the only connection we confined between dr. shakil afridi and save the children read it we deny those allegations that are circulating in the media. we're trying hard to speak to the pakistani government and to try and get or understand a little bit better how we can overcome this problem. because we have been in pakistan for 30 years. we have worked really well and very closely with the pakistan government, both on the national level and local authorities. we helped many, many people across the country. the poorest children and families in pakistan. >> the
shakil afridi never worked for us. he was never employed by us. we did not run a vaccination program in abbottabad. any allegations of links between us and the doctor in this respect are absolutely untrue. one thing to be clear, he did attend a couple of our training programs a few years ago. he was a local health official. we ran regular health training programs across pakistan. tens of thousands of pakistan's have attended those. he did attend one of those two programs, but that is absolutely...
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they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. when we refused, there were mock shootings. >> there are least seven other journalists missing in syria. those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. five days after the shooting in newtown, connecticut, that took the lives of 20 children and six staff members, funerals for the victims continue. on tuesday, two more students killed in the attack were laid to rest -- jessica rekos and james mattioli. both were just six years old. president obama is expected to announce today that vice president joe biden will head a new interagency task force to come up with the policies to address gun violence. but the white house says obama will not announce any major policy decisions on guns today. the debate launched by the massacre over gun control legislation continues to unfold. in its first official statement sin
they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. when we refused, there were mock shootings. >> there are least seven other journalists missing in syria. those are some of the headlines. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. five days after the shooting in newtown, connecticut, that took the lives of 20...
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there began his first serious use of watercolors. among homer's contributions to american art, perhaps the greatest was his transformation of this medium from its limited use for colored drawings to an art form expressive in its own right. homer's gloucester scenes of children and outdoor life were a continuation of his earlier subjects. in the spring of 15, he sent 27 watercolors-- mostly from gloucester-- to the american watercolor society's annual exhibition. 10 were sold. homer's pictures both pleased and exasperated the critics. the writer henry james called them the most striking pictures in the exhibition but scoffed at the commonplace subject matter. other reviewers criticized them as unfinished sketches. soon after the exhibition closed, homer suddenly abandoned his commercial illustrations. although encouraged by the success of his watercolors, he was annoyed by critics, who for years had referred to him as a promising young artist. he told a friend, "i'm tired of it." resuming his pattern of travel in search of new subject
there began his first serious use of watercolors. among homer's contributions to american art, perhaps the greatest was his transformation of this medium from its limited use for colored drawings to an art form expressive in its own right. homer's gloucester scenes of children and outdoor life were a continuation of his earlier subjects. in the spring of 15, he sent 27 watercolors-- mostly from gloucester-- to the american watercolor society's annual exhibition. 10 were sold. homer's pictures...
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she joins us today h. then we look at how the koch brothers are influencing climate policy.politic this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the death toll from a massive typhoon in the southern philippines has doubled to more than 270 people. typhoon bopha is the most southerly typhoon ever recorded in the western pacific and the strongest to hit the philippines this year. 80,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. we will have more from doha after headlines. new clashes have erupted in egypt in the ongoing uproar over a proposed referendum on a new constitution. on tuesday, thousands took to the streets to protest egyptian president mohamed mursi's effort to hold a referendum vote later this month after asserting wide- ranging powers, protecting him from judicial oversight. egyptian forces fired tear gas at protesters, some of whom broke through lines to approach the president. the rally coincided with a one- day strike from newspapers. the united natio
she joins us today h. then we look at how the koch brothers are influencing climate policy.politic this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the death toll from a massive typhoon in the southern philippines has doubled to more than 270 people. typhoon bopha is the most southerly typhoon ever recorded in the western pacific and the strongest to hit the philippines this year. 80,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. we will have more from doha...
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that have led us to a week deal. so much so, developing countries and other organizations gathered yesterday to say, this is unacceptable. the reality of what some people are facing is too far away from the delegates are about to agree on for cutting emissions. the first thing would be for the rest to explain -- for the negotiators to explain, yes, we agree to cut emissions by 17%. this is how we are or to do it. the math on that is not at all clear. the second thing for the u.s. to do would be to put forward a road map or show how it will do its fair share of the hundred billion of the u.s. to which secretary clinton committed -- she was a proponent of this at the copenhagen climate summit. if you want developing countries to transition their economies and cut emissions, and also to help citizens in the u.s., they cannot do it if they do not know where the money is coming from from year to year. they need it line of sight. >> this is president obama's second term. what does that mean to you? >> he has the chance to
that have led us to a week deal. so much so, developing countries and other organizations gathered yesterday to say, this is unacceptable. the reality of what some people are facing is too far away from the delegates are about to agree on for cutting emissions. the first thing would be for the rest to explain -- for the negotiators to explain, yes, we agree to cut emissions by 17%. this is how we are or to do it. the math on that is not at all clear. the second thing for the u.s. to do would be...
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everyone is using our land except us. all of these other [indiscernible] there is no benefits for us. it is all going to the government. >> so far, chief theresa spence has not received a response from prime minister harper. in canada, aborigines suffer far higher rates of unemployment, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide in the general population. we're joined by pamela palmater, the chair and indigenous governments at ryerson university, a spokeswoman for itamar movement and a member of the eel river bar for station. welcome to "democracy now!" start off why the name of the movement, "idle no more." >> it is really symbolic of trying to get people organized at the grassroots level. for many decades, we have the scenario where politicians in canada are making decisions over the lives of first nations communities across this country and first asian leaders who are trapped in the system under the legislation that we have the controls every single action and decision they make, which relieves the grassroots people out
everyone is using our land except us. all of these other [indiscernible] there is no benefits for us. it is all going to the government. >> so far, chief theresa spence has not received a response from prime minister harper. in canada, aborigines suffer far higher rates of unemployment, homelessness, incarceration, and suicide in the general population. we're joined by pamela palmater, the chair and indigenous governments at ryerson university, a spokeswoman for itamar movement and a...
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i used to drive him into london from much hadham and we'd talk about art. we'd have little conversations about, you know, "did you go to the national gallery today?" "what did you see?" "what did you like?" "why did you like it?" "did you like that better than that?" things like that. play games like that. (narrator) his public persona continued to grow, he was articulate and eager to make the case for his art to a wider audience on bbc television. tell me about this one over here on the left. oh, this is mexican, as well, but of a different culture from the other. and i think a very fine piece. the head, in particular, is what moves me very strongly. i think it has such a presence with it and a kind of almost hypnotic power. and perhaps, in the background, that may have had some connection with the head of the king in the king and queen group of mine, that i made five or six years ago. (narrator) by 1955, moore had been a major sculptor for 25 years. his stature made him the logical choice to create the central figure on the grounds of the unesco headquart
i used to drive him into london from much hadham and we'd talk about art. we'd have little conversations about, you know, "did you go to the national gallery today?" "what did you see?" "what did you like?" "why did you like it?" "did you like that better than that?" things like that. play games like that. (narrator) his public persona continued to grow, he was articulate and eager to make the case for his art to a wider audience on bbc...